Ga Traditional Council

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The Ga Traditional Council is the traditional governing body representing the chiefs and people of the Ga ethnic group, primarily based in and around Accra, Ghana.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chieftaincy institution ⓘ
traditional authority ⓘ
traditional council ⓘ
basedIn Accra ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ
capitalOfTraditionalArea Accra ⓘ
category Ga-Dangme culture ⓘ
Government of Accra traditional area ⓘ
Traditional councils in Ghana ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
culturalRole guardian of Ga heritage ⓘ
promotion of Ga language and culture ⓘ
ethnicGroupRepresented Ga people ⓘ
Ga-Dangme people ⓘ
governs Ga State ⓘ
Ga traditional areas ⓘ
hasFunction advising government on Ga traditional matters ⓘ
codifying Ga customary practices ⓘ
enstoolment and destoolment of chiefs ⓘ
installation of Ga chiefs ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Ga Mashie ⓘ
traditional areas in and around Accra ⓘ
headedBy Ga Mantse ⓘ
languageOfAdministration English ⓘ
Ga ⓘ
leadershipTitle Ga Mantse ⓘ
legalStatus customary law authority in Ghana ⓘ
locatedIn Accra ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ
overseesFestival Homowo festival ⓘ
partOf Ghanaian chieftaincy system ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Ghana ⓘ
National House of Chiefs ⓘ
regionServed Accra ⓘ
Ga State ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ
represents Ga chiefs ⓘ
Ga people ⓘ
responsibleFor customary law administration ⓘ
dispute resolution among Ga people ⓘ
management of Ga stool lands ⓘ
organization of traditional festivals ⓘ
preservation of Ga customs and traditions ⓘ
traditional governance ⓘ
subordinateTo Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs ⓘ
National House of Chiefs of Ghana ⓘ
traditionalCapital Accra ⓘ
typeOfLeadership paramount chieftaincy ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ga Mantse → recognizedBy → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
subject linked to: Ga Mantse (Ga king)
Ga Mantse → associatedInstitution → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
subject linked to: Ga Mantse (Ga king)
Ga Mantse → traditionalCouncilHead → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
subject linked to: Ga Mantse (Ga king)
Ga Mashie → governedBy → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga-Adangbe → hasInstitution → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga State → hasTraditionalCouncil → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga traditional area → hasInstitution → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
King of the Ga → recognizedBy → Ga traditional councils ⓘ
linked to: Ga Traditional Council
Ga Mantse Palace, Accra → associatedWith → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga Traditional Area → hasTraditionalCouncil → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Ga Traditional Area → hasCulturalInstitution → Ga Traditional Council ⓘ
Tema Mantse → recognizedBy → Ga traditional council of Tema ⓘ
linked to: Ga Traditional Council